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     <td><h1 class="pagetitle">Link</h1>
         <b><a href="../../../misc/suppkey.htm">Support Key:</a></b> 
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         [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
         [<b class="s">IE3B1</b>|<b><i class="fs">M3</i></b>|<b class="s">N4B2</b>|<b class="s">O3.5</b>]</td>
     <td><a href="#what">What is it?</a><br>
         <a href="#attrib">Attributes</a><br>
         <a href="#example">Tag Example</a>
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     <td><a href="#model">Parent/Content Model</a><br>
         <a href="#tips">Tips &amp; Tricks</a><br>
         <a href="#peculiar">Browser Peculiarities</a></td>
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<font size=2>= <span class="sitetitle">Index DOT Html</span> by <a href="../../../misc/email.htm">Brian Wilson</a> =</font>
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    <th colspan=3 valign=bottom class="field"><big><u><b
        class="colheaders">&#160;&#160;&#160;Quick Statistics&#160;&#160;&#160;</b></u></big><br></th>
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<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#et">End Tag:</a></b><br></th>
    <td rowspan=7>&nbsp;&nbsp;</td>
    <td><span class="magicword">Omitted</span></td></tr>
<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b><br></th>
    <td>In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs</td></tr>
<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#xhtm">XHTML Modules:</a></b><br></th>
    <td><b class=alert>Link</b></td></tr>
<tr><th align=left valign=top><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#disp">CSS 'display' Type:</a></b><br></th>
    <td>NA</td></tr>
<tr><th align=left valign=top><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#css">CSS Mapping:</a></b><br></th>
    <td>NA</td></tr>
<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#rnd">Default Rendering:</a></b><br></th>
    <td>NA</td></tr>
<tr><th align=left><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#w3docs">Official Docs:</a></b><br></th>
    <td><a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#h-12.3">HTML 4.x</a>, 
        <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml-modularization/abstract_modules.html#s_linkmodule">XHTML 1.1</a></td></tr>
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<a name="what"></a>
<dl>
<dt><big><b class="mainheading">What is it?</b></big>
    <dd>The Link element is a special HEAD element utilizing many of the same
        attributes as the Hyperlink element [<a href="../a/a-hyperlink.htm">A</a>].
        It indicates a relationship between the current document and some other object.
        A document may have any number of LINK elements which can indicate
        authorship, related indices and glossaries, older or more recent
        versions, document hierarchy, associated resources such as
        style sheets, etc. Servers may also allow links to be added to a document
        by those who do not have the right to alter the body portion of a document.
        The popular browsers are just beginning to support this element,
        which has been in the HTML specifications for some time.
</dl>

<dl>
<dt><big><b class="mainheading">Some uses for LINK</b></big>
<br>Many of the following keywords are taken from the expired HTML 3.0
    Draft. They describe a proposed standard set of relationships for use
    in documents. Details of browser support and examples are further down.


<dt><br>REL=<b class="alert">Alternate StyleSheet</b>
    <dd>References an external <a href="http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/css/">Style
        Sheet</a> <span class="external">[--&gt;Index DOT Css]</span> which can be used
        to control the way the current document is rendered, but will not be used by
        default if a "rel='stylesheet'" stylesheet is present and successfully
        loaded. Browsers may present an interface to enable switching between
        multiple stylesheets.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Bookmark</b>
    <dd>These are used to provide direct links to key entry points into an
        extended document. The TITLE attribute may be used to label the bookmark.
        Several bookmarks may be defined in each document, and provide a means for
        orienting users in extended documents.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Copyright</b>
    <dd>References a copyright statement for the current document.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Fontdef</b>
    <dd>References a downloadable font definition file.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Glossary</b>
    <dd>References a document providing a glossary of terms that pertain to
        the current document.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Help</b>
    <dd>References a document offering help, e.g. describing the wider context
        and offering further links to relevant documents. This is aimed at reorienting
        users who have lost their way.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Home</b>
    <dd>References a home page or the top of some hierarchy.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Index</b>
    <dd>References a document providing an index for the current document.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Next</b>
    <dd>References the next document to visit in a document structure or guided tour.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Previous</b>
    <dd>References the previous document in a document structure or guided tour.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Shortcut Icon</b>
    <dd>Associates an icon with the current page when favorite-d/bookmarked in your browser.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">StyleSheet</b>
    <dd>References an external <a href="http://www.blooberry.com/indexdot/css/">Style
        Sheet</a> <span class="external">[--&gt;Index DOT Css]</span> which is used
        to control the way the current document is rendered.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">ToC</b>
    <dd>References a document serving as a table of contents.
<dt>REL=<b class="alert">Up</b>
    <dd>If the document is part of a hierarchy, this references the
        immediate parent of the current document.



<dt><br><b class="subheading">Defining document specific toolbars</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">IE</span>|<b><i class="fs">M3</i></b>|<b class="s">N7</b>|<b class="s">O7</b>]
    <dd>The LINK element can be used to define a toolbar of navigation buttons or 
        an equivalent mechanism such as menu items. Many of the values for the REL 
        attribute could be reserved for this purpose (such as Home, Next, Previous, etc.)
    <dd>Example:<br> &lt;<b class="tagname">link</b> <span class="tagattrib">title</span>=&quot;Here
        is my home page&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">rel</span>=&quot;HOME&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">href</span>=&quot;myhome.htm&quot; /&gt;

<dt><br><b class="subheading">Link to an associated Style Sheet</b>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">IE3B1</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b class="s">N4B2</b>|<b class="s">O3.5</b>]
    <dd>The LINK element can be used with REL=StyleSheet to reference an external
        Style Sheet which is used to control the way the current document is rendered.
    <dd>Example:<br> &lt;<b class="tagname">link</b> <span class="tagattrib">rel</span>=&quot;STYLESHEET&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">href</span>=&quot;http://www.company.com/mystyles.css&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">type</span>=&quot;text/css&quot; /&gt;

<dt><br><b class="subheading">Link to an alternate Style Sheet</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i class="fs">N6</i></b>|<b class="s">O7</b>]
    <dd>The LINK element can be used with REL="Alternate StyleSheet" to reference additional
        Style Sheet resources to use for the current document. An alternate stylesheet
        may also be used if the REL="Stylesheet" stylesheet has trouble loading for
        some reason.
    <dd>Example:<br> &lt;<b class="tagname">link</b> <span class="tagattrib">rel</span>=&quot;ALTERNATE STYLESHEET&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">href</span>=&quot;http://www.company.com/mystyles.css&quot;<br>
        <span class="tagattrib">type</span>=&quot;text/css&quot; 
        <span class="tagattrib">title</span>=&quot;Alternate stylesheet1&quot; /&gt;

<dt><br><b class="subheading">Link to a Font Definition file</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i><u class="sr">N4-4.x</u></i></b>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd>The LINK element can be used with REL=Fontdef to reference a downloadable
        font definition file.
    <dd>Example:<br> &lt;<b class="tagname">link</b> <span class="tagattrib">rel</span>=&quot;FONTDEF&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">src</span>=&quot;http://www.example.com/fonts/downloadfont.pfr&quot; /&gt;

<dt><br><b class="subheading">Link to a Favorites icon</b>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">IE4</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b class="s">N7</b>|<b class="s">O7</b>]
    <dd>The LINK element can be used with REL="SHORTCUT ICON" to associate an
        icon image with the current page if it is bookmarked in a user's browser.
        More information on this process can be found <a href="../../../misc/topics.htm#favicon">here</a>.
    <dd>Example:<br> &lt;<b class="tagname">link</b> <span class="tagattrib">rel</span>=&quot;SHORTCUT ICON&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">href</span>=&quot;http://www.example.com/icons/mypageicon.ico&quot; /&gt;
</dl>


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<dl>
<dt><br><big><b class="mainheading">Common Attributes</b></big>
<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/core.htm">Core</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<b><i class="fs">2</i></b>|<b class="s">3</b>|<b class="s">3.2</b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
        [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
        [<b class="s">IE4</b>|<b><i class="fs">M3</i></b>|<b class="s">N6B1</b>|<b class="s">O5</b>]

<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/accessibility.htm">Accessibility</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<b><i class="fs">2</i></b>|<b class="s">3</b>|<b class="s">3.2</b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
        [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
        [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i class="fs">N6</i></b>|<b class="s">O7</b>]

<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/events.htm">Events</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b><i class="fs">4</i></b>] 
        [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
        [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]

<dt><b class="subheading">%<a href="../attributes/language.htm">Language</a>%</b>
    <dd>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b><i class="fs">4</i></b>] 
        [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
        [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]

<dt><br><big><b class="mainheading">Specific Attributes</b></big>
<dt><b class="subheading">Charset</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b><i class="fs">4</i></b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<b><i class="fs">O7</i></b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b>
        In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute indicates the character encoding of the destination
        resource of the hyperlink.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
        [A recognized RFC 2045 language character set string. Default is ISO-8859-1.]

<dt><b class="subheading">Disabled</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE4</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This is a stand-alone attribute which indicates the linked dependency is
        initially non-functional.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> NA

<dt><b class="subheading">Href</b>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">2</i></b>|<b class="s">3</b>|<b class="s">3.2</b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
    [<b class="s">IE3B1</b>|<b><i class="fs">M3</i></b>|<b class="s">N4B2</b>|<b class="s">O3.5</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b>
        In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b>
    <dd>This attribute indicates the URL of a document linked to the current document 
        through relationships established by the other attributes of this element.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
        [Either an absolute or relative URL. All URLs should be <a
        href="../../topics/urlencoding.htm">URL encoded</a> where required.]

<dt><b class="subheading">Hreflang</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b><i class="fs">4</i></b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b>
        In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute specifies the base language of the resource indicated
        in the HREF attribute.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
        [<a href="http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc1766.txt">RFC 1766</a> values.]

<dt><b class="subheading">Language</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i><u class="sr">N4-4.x</u></i></b>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute indicates the scripting language the linked element is written in.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        Alphanumeric string representing a scripting language.

<dt><b class="subheading">Media</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b><i class="fs">4</i></b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE4</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i class="fs">N4</i></b>|<b class="s">O3.5</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b>
        In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute is a keyword representing the intended rendering
        destination for the style sheet definitions. Multiple destinations
        are given delimited by commas.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b><br>
        <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
        [Single or comma separated list of media keywords:<br>
        <b class="alert">screen</b> [<b class="magicword">DEFAULT</b>]
        - style information should be used for rendering to computer screens.<br>
        <b class="alert">print</b> - style information
        should be used for rendering to page-centric devices, ie:
        printed paper or print preview screen modes.<br>
        <b class="alert">projection</b> - style information
        should be used for rendering to transparent projected media devices.<br>
        <b class="alert">braille</b> - style information
        should be used for rendering to braille devices.<br>
        <b class="alert">speech</b> - style information
        should be used for rendering to speech synthesizers.<br>
        <b class="alert">all</b> - style information
        should be used for rendering to all devices.]

<dt><b class="subheading">Methods</b>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">2</i></b>|<b class="s">3</b>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute should specify methods to be used in accessing the
        destination, as a whitespace-separated list of names. For similar
        reasons as for the TITLE attribute, it may be useful to include the
        information in advance in the link. For example, the browser may
        choose a different rendering display (possibly a special icon) for a
        destination that is searchable. None of the popular browsers ever
        implemented this attribute and it has since disappeared from the
        HTML 3.2 recommendation.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        The set of applicable names is a function of the protocol scheme of
        the URL in the HREF attribute.

<dt><b class="subheading">Name</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE4</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute specifies the name of the link so that scripting languages
        may access it.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        An alphanumeric string. Must begin with an alphabetic character.

<dt><b class="subheading">Rel</b>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">2</i></b>|<b class="s">3</b>|<b class="s">3.2</b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
    [<b class="s">IE3B1</b>|<b><i class="fs">M3</i></b>|<b class="s">N4B2</b>|<b class="s">O3.5</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b>
        In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b>
    <dd>The REL attribute is meant to give the relationship(s) described between
        the current document and the document specified by the HREF attribute.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
        [A whitespace separated list of relationship names.]

<dt><b class="subheading">Rev</b>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">2</i></b>|<b class="s">3</b>|<b class="s">3.2</b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
    [<b class="s">IE4</b>|<b><i class="fs">M3</i></b>|<b class="s">N7</b>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b>
        In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b>
    <dd>The REV attribute is basically meant to be the same as the REL
         attribute, but the semantics of the relationship are in the reverse
         direction. A link from A to B with REL=&quot;X&quot; expresses the
         same relationship as a link from B to A with REV=&quot;X&quot;.
         A LINK tag may have both REL and REV attributes.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
        [A whitespace separated list of relationship names.]

<dt><b class="subheading">SDAPref</b>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">2</i></b>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This is an <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#sda">SGML Document Access
        (SDA)</a> attribute. SDA attributes are designed to transform HTML (and
        other SGML-based documents) to the <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#icadd">ICADD</a>
        DTD - which is used in creating accessible documents for users with
        visual disabilities (rendering in Braille, large print, speech
        synthesis, etc.) The attribute value specifies content to be added
        <em>BEFORE</em> the original element content (in this case the string
        "Linked to : #AttVal (TITLE) (URN) (HREF)")
        when the SDA document is rendered (SDA also allows attributes and values
        from the original element to be used in the new SDA element where necessary.)
        "#AttVal (TITLE) (URN) (HREF)" references the values of the LINK
        TITLE, URN and HREF attributes, respectively, if present.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Value:</b>
        "<b class="alert">Linked to : <code class="alert2">#AttVal (TITLE) (URN)
        (HREF)</code>"</b>

<dt><b class="subheading">Src</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i><u class="sr">N4-4.x</u></i></b>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute indicates the URL of a downloadable font definition file.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b>
        Either an absolute or relative URL. All URLs should be <a
        href="../../topics/urlencoding.htm">URL encoded</a> where required.

<dt><b class="subheading">Target</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b><i class="fs">4</i></b>]
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE4</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b class="s">N7</b>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> 
        In Transitional and Frameset HTML 4.x/XHTML 1.0 DTDs only. Dropped in XHTML 1.1.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute specifies the named frame for the browser to display
        the linked resource if activated by the system or user.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
        [The TARGET <a href="../target.htm">reserved names</a> apply.]

<dt><b class="subheading">Title</b>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">2</i></b>|<b class="s">3</b>|<b class="s">3.2</b>|<b class="s">4</b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b><i class="fs">N6</i></b>|<b class="s">O7</b>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b>
        In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute suggests a title (advisory only) for the destination
        resource. The TITLE attribute may be used for display prior to
        accessing the destination resource, or for resources that do not
        include titles (like graphics, plain text documents or Gopher menus.)
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.

<dt><b class="subheading">Type</b>
<dt>[<span class="ns">2</span>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<b><i class="fs">4</i></b>] 
    [<b class="s">X1</b>|<b class="s">X1.1</b>]
    [<b><i class="fs">IE3B1</i></b>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<b class="s">N4B2</b>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b>
        In all HTML 4.x/XHTML DTDs
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b>
    <dd>This attribute represents the MIME type of the linked resource.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> <a href="../../../misc/glossary.htm#cdata">CDATA</a>.
        [(wrt style sheet usage) <b class="alert">text/css</b>,
        <b class="alert">text/javascript</b>]

<dt><b class="subheading">URN</b>
<dt>[<b><i class="fs">2</i></b>|<span class="ns">3</span>|<span class="ns">3.2</span>|<span class="ns">4</span>] 
    [<span class="ns">X1</span>|<span class="ns">X1.1</span>]
    [<span class="ns">IE</span>|<span class="ns">M</span>|<span class="ns">N</span>|<span class="ns">O</span>]
    <dd><b class="l3heading"><a href="../stats.htm#std">Standards Details:</a></b> NA
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Required?</b> No
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Description:</b><br>
        This attribute was originally meant to specify a more persistent
        identifier for the NAME value of the LINK, but none of the popular
        browsers ever implemented this attribute. It has since disappeared from
        the HTML 3.2 recommendation.
    <dd><b class="l3heading">Values:</b> NA
</dl>


<a name="example"></a>
<dl>
<dt><big><b class="mainheading">Example</b></big>
    <dd><div class="example">&lt;<b class="tagname">html</b>&gt;<br>
        &lt;<b class="tagname">head</b>&gt;<br>
        &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;<b class="tagname">title</b>&gt;Document
        Title&lt;/<b class="tagname">title</b>&gt;<br>
        &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;<b class="tagname">link</b>
        <span class="tagattrib">title</span>=&quot;Here is my home page&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">rel</span>=&quot;HOME&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">href</span>=&quot;myhome.htm&quot; /&gt;<br>
        &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&lt;<b class="tagname">link</b>
        <span class="tagattrib">rel</span>=&quot;STYLESHEET&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">href</span>=&quot;http://www.company.com/mystyles.css&quot;
        <span class="tagattrib">type</span>=&quot;text/css&quot; /&gt;<br>
        &lt;/<b class="tagname">head</b>&gt;<br>

        &lt;<b class="tagname">body</b>&gt;<br>
        &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;Document content goes here.<br>
        &lt;/<b class="tagname">body</b>&gt;<br>
        &lt;/<b class="tagname">html</b>&gt;<br></div>
</dl>


<a name="model"></a>
<dl>
<dt><big><b class="mainheading">Parent Model</b></big>
    <dd>&lt;<a href="../h/head.htm">head</a>&gt;
<dt><big><b class="mainheading">Content Model</b></big>
    <dd><b class="alert">This element does not accept any content.</b>
</dl>


<a name="tips"></a>
<big><b class="mainheading">Tips &amp; Tricks</b></big>
<ul>
    <li>The Mosaic implementation of the LINK element is not widely supported,
        even though many of the concepts for it have existed in HTML since
        version 2.0. Its use does not harm a document in any way, but it would
        be best not to rely on this as a sole navigation scheme until wider
        support exists.
    <li>Remember to use the TYPE attribute in relation to the use of the LINK
        element for Style Sheet purposes. With the advent of Netscape's Javascript
        Accessible Style Sheets, it never hurts to be explicit as to which
        style sheet language is being used.
    <li>The wide implementation of Style Sheets has begun with Internet Explorer 3.0
        and has continued with its debut in Netscape version 4.0 and Opera 3.5.
        These browsers represent the vast majority of the total browser market, so
        use of CSS is not discouraged (it doesn't hurt that CSS is backward
        compatible with non-CSS browsers.)
    <li>The use of "Screen" as the default media in HTML 4.x is in direct conflict 
        with the CSS standards. It should be "All."
</ul>

<a name="peculiar"></a>
<big><b class="mainheading">Browser Peculiarities</b></big>
<ul>
    <li>Mosaic supports the LINK element in its 3.0 versions.
        All LINK REL navigation relationships will be rendered in a separate
        pane of the browser window.
    <li>IE 3.0 Beta 1 did not automatically register the
        MIME type for Style Sheets, so if you're using a linked style sheet,
        the server administrator on the user's site would have to register the
        &quot;text/css&quot; type on the server. This problem was fixed in
        later Internet Explorer versions.
    <li>Netscape 4.0 Beta 2 assumed a default MIME type for style sheets
        to be 'text/javascript' for Javascript accessible style sheets. This was
        fixed in beta 3 to the accepted 'text/css' default.
    <li><a href="../../../testing/html/tags/l/link-bp1.htm">[Test]</a>
        Internet Explorer 4.0 and 5.0 only support the 'screen', 'print' and
        'all' MEDIA attribute values.
    <li><a href="../../../testing/html/tags/l/link-bp1.htm">[Test]</a>
        Netscape 4 supported only the 'screen' MEDIA attribute value. Netscape
        6 appears to support the 'screen', 'print' and 'all' MEDIA attribute values.
    <li><a href="../../../testing/html/tags/l/link-bp1.htm">[Test]</a>
        Opera 3.5 only supports the 'screen', and 'all' MEDIA attribute values.
    <li><a href="../../../testing/html/tags/l/link-bp2.htm">[Test]</a>
        IE 3.0 only allowed for a single LINK or STYLE block. Only the last one 
        specified in the document is used. IE 4.0 and above, Netscape and Opera 
        merge/cascade multiple STYLE elements.
    <li>Although Internet Explorer 4.0 and above has access to the REV attribute
        through the DOM, it does not appear to do anything with this information.
    <li><a href="../../../testing/html/tags/l/link-bp3.htm">[Test]</a>
        Netscape 4.x ignores a LINKed stylesheet if the LINK element has an ID attribute.
    <li>Netscape's meager documentation on the SRC attribute says that the HREF
        attribute takes precedence if both attributes are present.
    <li>I am not sure if Netscape 6 supports dynamic fonts as it did in Netscape
        4.x. If it does not, then the SRC attribute is definitely not supported
        in V6.0, since the other usage for SRC from 4.x (an alternate method
        of specifying an HREF) is not supported in 6.0.
    <li>Netscape's meager documentation on the Mozilla site also mentions two
        other attributes as valid: ARCHIVE and CODEBASE. I could not get either
        of these attributes to behave as expected though.
    <li>Netscape 6+ presents a list of alternate stylesheets in its user
        interface. The contents of the TITLE attribute are used for the display
        name of each stylesheet.
    <li>Netscape 6+ presents the list of LINK types via a context menu (PC: right 
        click)...view page info...links tab. After Netscape 7, LINKs can be 
        presented directly in the user interface via the "site navigation bar."
</ul>


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